European Parliament provides traditional reply to Zelenskyy’s greeting of “Slava Ukraini!”

Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the European Parliament, February 9
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the European Parliament, February 9
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His appearance before the assembled European officials was marked with heavy applause.

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Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels on Feb. 9, during a European Council summit.

The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European Union. It consists of 27 heads of state or government of the EU members.

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The two-day summit is meant to discuss the full-scale Russian war against Ukraine and the latest related events, the EU's support of Ukraine, as well as summarizing the results of the EU-Ukraine summit that was held in Kyiv on Feb. 3.

Zelenskyy is scheduled to discuss the supply of long-range weapons, heavy combat vehicles, and other equipment with European leaders.

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